Going back to his days as a 20-year-old member of the Elmwood Park school board, Pete Silvestri has always been a mediator. Now that Silvestri is about to retire from politics after 28 years as a Cook County Commissioner on the Northwest Side, he sat down with The Daily Line’s Alex Nitkin to reflect on his legacy and the ways he’s tried to soothe conflicts while moving the county past its legacy of outdated systems and clout-based hiring. He also talked about how today’s elected leaders can bridge partisan divides, and he described what kind of candidate he would support to fill his seat.
Rep. Mary Beth Canty on her first months in Springfield
Ald. Matt Martin on why Chicago should try ranked choice voting
Rep. Greg Harris on his work as House Majority Leader
Rep. Mark Batinick on his time as House Republican floor leader
Larry Suffredin on 20 years of problems solved and unsolved
Ald. Nicole Lee on her first months in office and election calculus
G-PAC CEO Kathleen Sances on where Illinois’ gun control laws can go from here
Injustice Watch’s Jonah Newman on how to vote for judges
CACC director Mamadou Diakhate on caring for Chicago’s pets and wildlife
Chelsea Laliberte Barnes on her race to flip a Republican district
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg on bad systems and good people in government
How Chicago is preparing for the June 28 Primary
Illinois Retail Merchant Association CEO Rob Karr on the state’s retail crime bill
Which aldermen aren’t showing up for work?
Cook County CFO Ammar Rizki on how to spend $1 billion
Ald. Anthony Beale on the City Council’s power balance
How to fix the Department of Children and Family Services.
Chicago AIS Commissioner David Reynolds makes his exit
Ald. Silvana Tabares on ward remap and the 23rd Ward
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